Animal Hair Fibres and their Mechanically Milled Ultrafine Particles

Animal protein fibre waste could be aptly utilized by converting them into novel forms such as hydrogels, films, sponges and scaffolds or powder particles. These protein fibre materials in their new forms hold potential for high value technical applications in the field of medical science, environmental protection and composite structures, due to the diverse chemical nature of the parent animal protein fibres. The authors have herewith navigated through the opportunities lying with the animal hair fibre particles trajectory.